'Scooter summit' to examine state laws on mo-peds

4:28 PM,
Sep. 4, 2013

Mopeds and scooters share the roads with bigger and faster vehicles.

Written by

Sophia Voravong
The (Lafayette) Journal and Courier

In neighboring Ohio, the law requires mo-ped operators to stay within three feet of the right side of the roadway, when practical. Those without a valid driver's license still have to pass a written and vision test.

And passengers? They're forbidden, according to the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles.

To our west, Illinois takes its moped legislation a step further: Mopeds there have the same requirements as all other motor vehicles - a driver's license is needed to operate one, and they must be plated, registered and insured, Illinois' Rules of the Road booklet states. ...